Eitan Ingall, MD
Eitan Ingall, MD
Dr. Eitan Ingall is a fellowship-trained orthopedic foot and ankle surgeon who prides himself on delivering compassionate, evidence-based care to his patients. He received his undergraduate degree from University of Michigan (Go Blue!) and earned his medical degree from Boston University School of Medicine where he was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honors Society. He then completed orthopedic surgery residency at the Harvard Combined Orthopedic Residency Program (Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Beth Israel Medical Center, Boston Children's Hospital). He pursued a final year of sub-specialty training in foot and ankle surgery at the OrthoCarolina Foot and Ankle Institute where he trained alongside internationally recognized leaders in the field. Dr. Ingall enjoys participating in research and has widely published, including co-authored, several textbook chapters on foot and ankle conditions.
Dr. Ingall has clinical interests in all foot and ankle conditions, particularly trauma, fractures, nonunions, sports-related injuries (Achilles ruptures, injuries to ligaments around the foot and ankle), cartilage lesions, arthritis, ankle replacements, neurologic conditions (Charcot Marie Tooth, foot drop, other deformity), hindfoot reconstruction and forefoot conditions (rheumatologic conditions, hammertoes and bunions, including minimally invasive options).
Dr. Ingall grew up in the Washington, DC, area and enjoys spending time outdoors with his family, hiking, swimming, and bass fishing.
D Magazine has named Baylor Scott & White Orthopedics the "Face of Orthopedics" for 2026. Read more here.
Read Dr. Ingall's article, "Sprained ankle vs. broken ankle: Getting the right care for your injury."
Community Impact's Storytelling recently featured Dr. Ingall discussing the key to good foot and ankle health.
Dr. Ingall was featured as an Expert by Living Magazine. Read his article, "Local Orthopedic Surgeon Brings Good News About Bad Ankles."
Read Dr. Ingall's article, "Why does the arch of my foot hurt? 3 ways to relieve foot arch pain."
Medical School
- Boston University School of Medicine (2017)
Internship
- Orthopedic Surgery, Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency Program (2018)
Residency
- Orthopedic Surgery, Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency Program (2022)
Fellowship
- Orthopedic Surgery-Foot and Ankle Fellowship, OrthoCarolina Foot & Ankle Institute (2023)
- Upper Extremity Fragility Fractures.
Shoji MM, Ingall EM, Rozental TD.
J Hand Surg Am. 2021 Feb;46(2):126-132. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2020.07.010. Epub 2020 Aug 27. PMID: 32863106 - Revision Strategies for the Aseptic, Malaligned, Surgically Treated Ankle Fracture.
Ingall EM, Zhao J, Kwon JY
Foot Ankle Clin. 2022 Jun;27(2):355-370. doi: 10.1016/j.fcl.2021.11.022. Epub 2022 May 11. PMID: 35680293 - To Screen or Not to Screen. . . Who Nose?
Ingall EM, Grisdela PT Jr, Bejarano-Pineda L, DiGiovanni CW.
Foot Ankle Int. 2022 Mar;43(3):453-456. doi: 10.1177/10711007211052294. Epub 2021 Nov 18. PMID: 34794341 - Keeping up With the Foot and Ankle Literature: A Practical "How-To".
Ingall EM, Zhao J, Kwon JY.
Foot Ankle Orthop. 2022 Apr 30;7(2):24730114221095512. doi: 10.1177/24730114221095512. eCollection 2022 Apr. - The Ischemic toe following forefoot surgery: A review of current practices and a proposed approach for management.
Ingall EM, Michalski MP, Joo P, DiGiovanni CW, Thordarson DB, Kwon JY.
Foot Ankle Surg. 2021 Oct;27(7):723-729. doi: 10.1016/j.fas.2020.09.015. Epub 2020 Oct 3. PMID: 33087305 - Reliability of Fifth Metatarsal Base Fracture Classifications and Current Management.
Michalski MP, Ingall EM, Kwon JY, Chiodo CP.
Foot Ankle Int. 2022 Aug;43(8):1034-1040. doi: 10.1177/10711007221092755. Epub 2022 May 3. PMID: 35502535 - Does Screw Order Matter? A Technique Tip to Prevent Loss of Fracture Reduction during Surgical Fixation of Lateral Malleolus Fractures.
Zhao JZ, Michalski MP, Ingall E, Grisdela PT Jr, Kwon JY.
Arch Bone Jt Surg. 2023;11(7):453-457. doi: 10.22038/ABJS.2023.65726.3147. PMID: 37538130 - Radiographically Occult Nonunions After Application of Nitinol Compression Staples: A Report of 3 Cases.
Zhao JZ, Ingall EM, Ritter Z, Kwon JY.
Foot Ankle Int. 2022 Jun;43(6):867-871. doi: 10.1177/10711007221080963. Epub 2022 Apr 11. PMID: 35403471 - Impact of Preoperative Opioid Use on Patient-Reported Outcomes after Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Propensity Matched Analysis.
Ingall E, Klemt C, Melnic CM, Cohen-Levy WB, Tirumala V, Kwon YM.
J Knee Surg. 2023 Jan;36(2):115-120. doi: 10.1055/s-0041-1729966. Epub 2021 May 15. PMID: 33992033 - A comment on "Surgical treatment of atraumatic osteochondrosis dissecans of the immature talus-Clinical results and prevalence of radiographic joint degeneration after a median follow-up of 72.5 months".
Ingall EM, Kwon JY.
Foot Ankle Surg. 2022 Apr;28(3):409-410. doi: 10.1016/j.fas.2021.07.007. Epub 2021 Jul 19. PMID: 34366248 - The Lateral Fibular Stress Test: High Variability of Force Applied by Orthopaedic Surgeons in a Biomechanical Model.
Ingall EM, Kaiser P, Ashkani-Esfahani S, Zhao J, Kwon JY.
Foot Ankle Orthop. 2022 Jun 24;7(2):24730114221106484. doi: 10.1177/24730114221106484. eCollection 2022 Apr. PMID: 35770144 - The Lateral Drawer Test: A New Clinical Test to Assess Mortise Instability in Weber B Fibula Fractures.
Zhao JZ, Ingall EM, Sharma S, Ashkani-Esfahani S, Sakakibara Y, Yi A, Miller CP, Kwon JY.
Foot Ankle Orthop. 2022 Jul 25;7(3):24730114221112101. doi: 10.1177/24730114221112101. eCollection 2022 Jul. PMID: 35911660 - Are SER-II Ankle Fractures Anatomic? Computed Tomography Demonstrates Mortise Malalignment in the Setting of Apparently Normal Radiographs.
Chien BY, Ingall EM, Staffa S, Williams C, Miller CP, Kwon JY.
Foot Ankle Spec. 2024 Dec;17(6):545-551. doi: 10.1177/19386400221093861. Epub 2022 May 19. PMID: 35587732 - Off the Market: The Percentage of Products Available After Ten Years.
Smith EL, Miller J, LeRoy T, Ingall E, Tybor DJ, Martin JT, Pevear ME.
J Am Acad Orthop Surg Glob Res Rev. 2018 Jan 3;2(1):e076. doi: 10.5435/JAAOSGlobal-D-17-00076. eCollection 2018 Jan. PMID: 30211376 - Letter Regarding: Staged Management of Severely Displaced Calcaneal Fractures With Transarticular Pinning: A Damage Control Strategy.
Kwon JY, Ingall EM.
Foot Ankle Int. 2021 Nov;42(11):1510-1511. doi: 10.1177/10711007211043857. PMID: 34763567 - Using the QuickDASH to Model Clinical Recovery Trajectory After Operative Management of Distal Radius Fracture.
Ingall EM, Bernstein DN, Shoji MM, Merchan N, Harper CM, Rozental TD.
J Hand Surg Glob Online. 2020 Nov 5;3(1):1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsg.2020.10.001. eCollection 2021 Jan. PMID: 35415533 - Early Results of Single-plug Autologous Osteochondral Grafting for Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Capitellum in Adolescents.
Bae DS, Ingall EM, Miller PE, Eisenberg K.
J Pediatr Orthop. 2020 Feb;40(2):78-85. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000001114. PMID: 31923167 - Risk of congenital heart disease in relatives of probands with conotruncal cardiac defects: an evaluation of 1,620 families.
Peyvandi S, Ingall E, Woyciechowski S, Garbarini J, Mitchell LE, Goldmuntz E.
Am J Med Genet A. 2014 Jun;164A(6):1490-5. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.36500. Epub 2014 Mar 26. PMID: 24677430 - Comparison of Responses from ChatGPT-4, Google Gemini, and Google Search to Common Patient Questions About Ankle Sprains: A Readability Analysis.
Chavda H, Sontam TR, Skinner WC, Ingall EM, Zide JR.
J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2025 Jul 3;33(16):924-930. doi: 10.5435/JAAOS-D-25-00260. PMID: 40627850 - Habitual exercise correlates with exercise performance in patients with conotruncal abnormalities.
O'Byrne ML, Mercer-Rosa L, Ingall E, McBride MG, Paridon S, Goldmuntz E.
Pediatr Cardiol. 2013 Apr;34(4):853-60. doi: 10.1007/s00246-012-0556-5. Epub 2012 Oct 27. PMID: 23104594 - Distal Femoral Flexion Closing Wedge Osteotomy for Treatment of Failed Chronic Distal Femoral Extension Osteotomy in a Patient With Poliomyelitis.
Ingall E, Elattar O, Curry EJ, Li X.
J Surg Orthop Adv. 2018 Winter;27(4):329-334. PMID: 30777837 - The impact of pulmonary insufficiency on the right ventricle: a comparison of isolated valvar pulmonary stenosis and tetralogy of fallot.
Mercer-Rosa L, Ingall E, Zhang X, McBride M, Kawut S, Fogel M, Paridon S, Goldmuntz E.
Pediatr Cardiol. 2015 Apr;36(4):796-801. doi: 10.1007/s00246-014-1087-z. Epub 2014 Dec 18. PMID: 25519915
Why Choose Dr. Eitan Ingall for Foot and Ankle Surgery?
- Dr. Ingall is a fellowship-trained orthopedic foot and ankle surgeon
- Offers expert, tailored, and the best solutions to every patient
- Leverages minimally invasive and advanced surgical methods, leading to faster recovery
- Has proven results in offering long-term care to patients, restoring mobility
- Conveniently available for patients in and around McKinney, TX
